Alan Jouban’s next fight will not take place in his home state of Louisiana after all, as the UFC has announced that the welterweight has withdrawn from the promotion’s June 6th card in New Orleans.

According to the official announcement, Jouban has incurred an elbow injury and will not fight Brian Ebersole as scheduled. Stepping in for Jouban, however, will be Omari Akhmedov.

Akhmedov (14-2) is coming off a decision win over Mats Nilsson in January, after he was submitted by Gunnar Nelson last March.

Ebersole (51-16-1) will be looking to build on the split decision he scored over John Howard in September. Prior to that, the well travelled vet was decisioned by Rick Story and James Head in back-to-back fights.

Vitor Belfort continued to buzz the MMA masses tonight at UFC Fight Night 32, by quickly taking out Dan Henderson, and the middleweight contender earned “Knockout of the Night” as a result.

Belfort dropped Henderson with an uppercut shortly into their main event, and as the legend attempted to get to his feet, he finished the fight with a left head kick. Henderson appeared to be conscious after the blow, but the bout was brought to a halt before the 43 year-old took any more strikes.

As per usual, Belfort earned an extra $50,000 for the award, which came on a night that featured several stoppage wins.

“Submission of the Night” went to Adriano Martins for his straight armbar finish of Daron Cruickshank, and “Fight of the Night” went to Thiago Perpetuo and Omari Akhmedov for their quick slugfest.